The Detroit Lions beat the New Orleans Saints 31-30 in overtime in Week 1 on September 13, 2026 at Ford Field. Tyler Shough threw for 410 yards for the New Orleans Saints, while Jared Goff had 206 for the Detroit Lions.
Scoring plays
Q1
Detroit Lions, Touchdown · 3:39L.Borom reported in as eligible. J.Gibbs up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-H.Hatten, Holder-J.Fox.NO 0, DET 7
Q3
Detroit Lions, Touchdown · 11:14J.Gibbs left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-H.Hatten, Holder-J.Fox.NO 0, DET 14
Detroit Lions, Touchdown · 8:54(Shotgun) J.Goff pass deep right to A.St. Brown for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-H.Hatten, Holder-J.Fox.NO 0, DET 21
New Orleans Saints, Touchdown · 4:27(Shotgun) K.Miller up the middle for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-Z.Wood, Holder-R.Wright.NO 7, DET 21
New Orleans Saints, Touchdown · 0:28T.Shough pass short left to D.Vele for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-Z.Wood, Holder-R.Wright.NO 14, DET 21
Q4
New Orleans Saints, Field goal · 7:41D.Carlson 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-Z.Wood, Holder-R.Wright.NO 17, DET 21
Detroit Lions, Field goal · 2:32J.Bates 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-H.Hatten, Holder-J.Fox.NO 17, DET 24
New Orleans Saints, Touchdown · 1:07(Shotgun) T.Shough pass short right to J.Johnson for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-Z.Wood, Holder-R.Wright.NO 24, DET 24
OT
Detroit Lions, Touchdown · 5:04(Shotgun) J.Goff pass short left to A.St. Brown for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-H.Hatten, Holder-J.Fox.NO 24, DET 31
New Orleans Saints, Touchdown · 1:34(Shotgun) T.Shough pass short right to N.Fant for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. T.Shough pass to B.Lance is incomplete. ATTEMPT FAILS.NO 30, DET 31
